the defending queen's champion remains on course to successfully defend his crown. and england brush aside france as they prepare for october's home rugby league world cup. hello and welcome to sportsday. we're going to start at twickenham, where there was late drama as leicester tigers claimed their first premiership title for nine years. it was the eleventh in their history and one witnessed by our reporter, adam wild. adam, a day to remember at twickenham and for leicester a return to the pinnacle after some disappointing recent times? isaac, nine years does seem like a isaac, nine years does seem like a lon- time, doesn't it, for a side

long time, doesn't it, for a side like leicester tigers to go without winning a title? but when you think about it, just two years ago they would have been relegated from the english premiership had it not been for those breaches of the salary cap bias ever since and their subsequent relegation as punishment he realise just how far they've had to come to return to occasions like this. they've had to wait the full 80 minutes here to seal a title at twickenham. they did it in the most extraordinary, the most dramatic of ways. rising temperatures at twickenham, the once an invitation to come in from the cold. for both saracens and leicester the past out of the shadows has been as dramatic as it has been swift. redemption almost complete. forthe has been swift. redemption almost complete. for the men in black it has been a test of nerve, relegation two years ago for breaking financial

rules. those whose chose to stage is to say on the promise of days like this. not all of them were allowed, though. this cost a last davis a yellow card in his absence leicester struck back. after struggles of their own now a return to power. 0ne their own now a return to power. one player battled through and another player followed the same path of the same result but for all that effort leicester couldn't quite pull away from, 0wen fell about levelling the scores with minutes remaining. extra time looming, the tigers with one final goal, the ball coming to freddie burns and what happened next will go down in leicester folklore.— happened next will go down in leicester folklore. leicester are champions- _ leicester folklore. leicester are champions. might _ leicester folklore. leicester are champions. might make - leicester folklore. leicester are champions. might make so - leicester folklore. leicester are i champions. might make so amidst extraordinary drama leicester tigers are back finally where they feel they belong after almost a decade and feeling they are waiting and

watching the success of others. here they are champions and lead once more. bbc news, twickenham. let's turn attention now to the us open, where day three is underway at brookline. the leaders will tee off in the next couple of hours. former european tour player zane scotland is part of the 5 live team and has been following all the action. zane, thanks forjoining us, rory mcilroy will begin his round just a shot off the lead — to you, is he looking like he can stay in contention? he is very much looking that way. he has got the bit between his teeth. he has come off a great win last week and he's got a real intensity of us in this week and we that that intensity will go the right way and not the wrong way. currentjoint leader collin morikawa has won two majors in the last two years, but not the us open yet — can he stay the course at the top? yeah, well it is an amazing story for colin morikawa. he is so young and if he wins this week is going to be 25 years old in the course of the way to a grand slam and he hasn't necessarily got the scar tissue that

is of the other players may have and he's been... he normally hits a fade. this week has been saying that he's not had that and he's been having to draw it and he feels a bit uncomfortable but his statistics and obviously his scores are not uncomfortable and he is in a good spot. uncomfortable and he is in a good sot. ., uncomfortable and he is in a good sot, ., ., uncomfortable and he is in a good sot. ., ., , ~ ., uncomfortable and he is in a good sot. ., , ~ ., ., spot. how do you seek today and foldin: ? spot. how do you seek today and folding? is _ spot. how do you seek today and folding? is learning _ spot. how do you seek today and folding? is learning we _ spot. how do you seek today and folding? is learning we should i spot. how do you seek today and j folding? is learning we should be looking out for? any underdogs? john barnes is the — looking out for? any underdogs? jrvm barnes is the kind of lurking and as is one of the world number ones, so not really underdogs but names that they mention so much so far. the course is going to play very different in the third round. it is windier and the greens are drying out and they have been rolling the greens so it has been quite good for us open first two rounds. i think what we've seen in the last two rounds is going to have a different story. medal of exciting times. i really appreciate you forjoining us on sports day. thank you. it's been a big weekend for women's golf too at the aramco team series — this is the event financed by saudi

money, but also forms part of the european tour. the individual event has one of the most lucrative prize funds in the women's game — and there was a dramatic conclusion to it this afternoon. england's georgia hall and bronte law were neck and neck at the top of the leaderboard. hall thought she'd done enough for the win when she took the outright lead with this birdie on herfinal hole. law was one shot behind when she went down 18, but had this putt for eagle — remarkably, she wasn't content for a play—off — she holed it in one putt, going from one behind to one in front, and taking the title along with that prize money. on to tennis now and last year's queen's champion, matteo berrettini, will get the chance to defend his crown after reaching tomorrow's final. the italian, who lost in the final at wimbledon last year, will face the serbian, filip krajinovic. michael redford was watching the action. (tx vt) with wimbledon just over a week of the way it is the perfect time for players and fans alike to enjoy the british summer time. maybe not. when

play was able to start it was matteo berrettini who looked the most at home. he has only lost once in glass in the last two years and that defeat came in the wimbledon final 11 months ago. the defending champion in control against baltic taking the first set 6—4 in the second followed a similar suit but not without controversy. the rain returned and play was suspended with break point damages frustration. pressure on, then, when they return. the dutchman had to win the first point. he failed. game lost once in the match was two, berrettini showing his brilliance as he booked his place in the final four second successive year and the only man who can stop them now from winning queens again if the unseeded philip crane a pitch. after never winning a tour match on grass the serbian has a week to remember in west london a straight sets win against the serbian saw him one win away from

his 18th lord tryon. now he just needs to beat the defending champion. michael radford, bbc news. ..and the news that four—time grand slam champion naomi 0saka has withdrawn from wimbledon because of an achilles injury. 0saka hasn't played since going out in the first round of the french open. james doyle on board naval crown claimed victory on day five of royal ascot in saturday's marquee £1 million race, the platinum jubilee stakes, narrowly edging out creative force and william buick. some big women's football news — lucy bronze isjoining barcelona. the england defender leaves manchester city after five seasons where she won the wsl title, two fa cups and two league cups. england fast bowler katherine brunt has announced her retirement from test cricket. brunt made her test debut in 2004

and is england women's third leading test wicket taker. she'll continue to play one—day and t20 international cricket. england women got their preparations for 0ctober�*s home rugby league world cup off to a fine start with a 36—10 victory over france. lydia campbell watched the action in warrington. a good competitive display by the berrettini. you could say he was outstanding in his form and to serving on the tournament. he has just completed better. you serving on the tournament. he has just completed better.— just completed better. you are seeinu just completed better. you are seeing matteo _ just completed better. you are seeing matteo berrettini - just completed better. you are seeing matteo berrettini there | just completed better. you are - seeing matteo berrettini there come a bit of— seeing matteo berrettini there come a bit of a _ seeing matteo berrettini there come a bit of a mistake. seeing matteo berrettini there come a bit ofa mistake. we'll seeing matteo berrettini there come a bit of a mistake. we'll come back to the _ a bit of a mistake. we'll come back to the story~ — england's hockey players have been in pro league action today in london. the women's team came behind to beat belgium, 2—i. they're bulding up to the women's hockey world cup and the commonwealth games next month. a goal from tess howard and then this penalty corner coverted by grace balsdon earned them this win. they play belgium again tomorrow in theirfinal pro league

match of the season. the men's team, meanwhile, saw liam ansell score the decisive goal in a shoot—out as they claimed a bonus point following an exciting 2—2 draw with the reigning world and olympic champions. the newly—crowned nba champions golden state warriors have returned to san francisco with their new title. they landed at san francisco international airport on friday evening with fans welcoming the warriors when theirjet arrived. they showed off the larry 0'brien championship trophy as they disembrked. golden state's fourth nba title in eight seasons. steph curry and co will parade the title around san francisco on monday. we had an incredible night, a late

night _ we had an incredible night, a late night. just— we had an incredible night, a late night. just especially celebrating and it_ night. just especially celebrating and it is— night. just especially celebrating and it is a — night. just especially celebrating and it is a really beautiful night. this one — and it is a really beautiful night. this one was the most unlikely championship and the thought that that are _ championship and the thought that that are in — championship and the thought that that are in a lot of ways, just incredibly— that are in a lot of ways, just incredibly meaningful because people didn't really expect it and we weren't— didn't really expect it and we weren't really sure when the season started _ weren't really sure when the season started it_ weren't really sure when the season started if we could do it so it all came _ started if we could do it so it all came together. i started if we could do it so it all came together.— started if we could do it so it all came together. started if we could do it so it all came touether. . ., ., ., ,., ., came together. i am a man about word and i said i would _ came together. i am a man about word and i said i would tell _ came together. i am a man about word and i said i would tell you _ came together. i am a man about word and i said i would tell you that - and i said i would tell you that england women's federation for the october home rugby league against 0ctober home rugby league against france but. lydia cambell watch the match in wellington. just five months from the world cup match against the french as the perfect best rehearsal. france started off the better offside but it was england who got the first try

of the game. caitlin beevers added a second before amy hardcastle, a nurse of the rugby pitch, finish near the posts. it wasn't all one—way traffic, though. france getting one back pushed, leaving england with a 16—1; lead at the break. in the second half, hardcastle got the english rampage back up and running. if herfirst was down to speed, her second was all about strength. and england finished with a flurry. judge roach added two tries with the match finishing the 6—10 to england. lydia campbell bbc news. in the last have a know it is announced in ferrari

that charles leclerc got a penalty for excessive engine usage. just enough time to mention the canadian grand prix qualifying, which starts at 9pm tonight — in the last half hour it's been announced that ferrari's charles leclerc is going from the back of the grid, as a result of a penalty for excessive engine usage. that's all from sportsday.

good evening. the rmt union has confirmed that next week's rail and tube strikes, the largest in three decades, will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs, and working conditions. network rail say it's "serious" about trying to find a solution which gave people a "decent pay rise," but was also affordable for taxpayers and farepayers. the strikes, on three days, will cause disruption across england, scotland, and wales. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma reports. it's set to be a chaotic time

if you're travelling by rail at all next week.